Trafficking in Innocence: A Chilling Chapter in Southeast Asia's Dark Underbelly The recent sentencing of 19 Indonesian nationals to prison for their roles in smuggling dozens of babies into Singapore has left many wondering how such a brazen scheme could unfold with relative impunity.
The operation allegedly involved sending at least 12 infants to Singapore between 2023 and 2025, a staggering scale that highlights the complexity of human trafficking.
The mastermind behind this heinous enterprise was Lie Siu Luan, a 70 year old woman known by several aliases.